Tag: Twitter

Elon Musk Turns Down Twitter Board Seat, CEO Says ‘This Is for the Best’

In a surprise announcement, Elon Musk turned down a seat on Twitter’s board of directors, according to a recent post by the company CEO, while speculations abound on the rejection as Musk was increasingly vocal about bringing about changes on the platform. After buying up enough stock that made him the biggest shareholder in the…


Musk Forestalls the Free Market Versus Free Speech War

Elon Musk, the world’s richest entrepreneur and a Renaissance Man who builds and flies spacecraft, brought electric cars closer to practicality than anyone before, and skewers the left with the immunity of someone who can’t be pigeonholed as a right-winger, just spent nearly $3 billion making himself Twitter’s largest shareholder and charming his way onto…


Musk Asks ‘Is Twitter Dying?’ in Cryptic Tweet After Devin Nunes Calls It a ‘Ghost Town’

Elon Musk, who recently joined Twitter’s board of directors, sent a cryptic tweet on Saturday asking whether Twitter is “dying,” coming just days after Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes called Twitter a “ghost town” when asked to comment on Musk’s involvement in the company. Musk, who recently bought a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter that…


Twitter to Hold ‘Ask Me Anything’ Session to Address Concerns About Elon Musk

Twitter announced on Friday that it would be holding an “Ask Me Anything” session of questions concerning the role of Elon Musk, whose recent acquisition of a major stake in the company has raised both hopes and alarms that the Tesla CEO may radically overhaul the company’s content moderation policy. In an internal email first…


Chart Wars, Twitter vs. Meta Platforms: How Has Elon Musk’s Role as Shareholder Influenced Stock Price?

Meta Platforms, Inc and Twitter, Inc were trading flat on Thursday morning, in tandem with the general markets, which were consolidating Wednesday’s steep sell-off. Tech stocks have seen a sharp rebound over the past few weeks, with the Nasdaq soaring almost 18 percent between March 15 and March 29 before entering into a period of consolidation. The discovery…


Musk’s Stake in Twitter Represents a Potentially Seismic Shift in Our Political Landscape | Truth Over News

Elon Musk, who recently foreshadowed his interest in a social media platform that actually allowed open discourse, has now reported that he owns 9.2 percent of Twitter stock and has obtained a seat on Twitter’s board. Given the lag in SEC reporting requirements, it’s all but certain that Musk’s actual stake is now far larger…


Analysis: Musk’s Twitter Bet Gins up Meme Stock Hype

NEW YORK—Kyle Ash snapped up $2,615 worth of Twitter Inc shares as soon as he heard that Elon Musk had become the social media company’s largest shareholder. The 25-year-old retail worker from Reading, Britain bought into Twitter on Monday after shares surged 27% on news of Musk’s investment in the San Francisco-based company. Ash paid…


Elon Musk Leads With His Heart: Jack Dorsey Reacts To Twitter Stake

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) co-founder Jack Dorsey on Tuesday said Elon Musk—a fresh backer of the microblogging site—leads with his heart, prompting the Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO to exchange pleasantries. What Happened: Dorsey said he was happy that Musk was joining the Twitter board. “He cares deeply about our world and Twitter’s role in it.” Dorsey said that Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal…


Elon Musk’s Twitter Investment Is a Win for Free Speech: Conservative Fund Manager

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk this week made headlines by becoming Twitter’s largest shareholder and joining its board of directors. Conservatives hope Musk will use significant influence to restore free expression on Twitter and possibly reinstate former President Donald Trump’s account. Lifting the ban on Trump’s Twitter page will be “a litmus test for change”…


Twitter Restricts Russian State Media Accounts, Prisoner of War Content

Twitter Inc. will stop amplifying Russian government accounts, asking other government-affiliated media to remove posts featuring prisoners of war, citing international humanitarian law. Twitter would add warnings to state-backed accounts’ posts about prisoners when they have a “compelling public interest,” quoting Article 13 of the Geneva Convention III. Twitter would also mandate the removal of posts from any…